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dhweather wrote:I haven't really looked at all the pieces yet for winter, but my inclination is the WSI is going to drop exponentially.
dhweather wrote:Ntxw wrote:Still hovering in mid 70s after the noon hour at DFW. This has got to be one of the coolest week ever for July and definitely mid to late July. If you were told a few months ago there would be a string of days below 80 for highs in July people would think you were nuts.
No doubt. I've worn jeans two straight days and have been comfortable outside - IN JULY. Unprecedented.
I haven't really looked at all the pieces yet for winter, but my inclination is the WSI is going to drop exponentially.
speaking of fall starting early this year, in a post before I said to watch and see how big the ant hills get as we approach fall and yesterday I saw the first large anthill of the summer. It seemed to have been built pretty fast.
TheProfessor wrote::uarrow: speaking of fall starting early this year, in a post before I said to watch and see how big the ant hills get as we approach fall and yesterday I saw the first large anthill of the summer. It seemed to have been built pretty fast.
maybe, but why would they build it after it rains? maybe there's going to be a lot more rain later on this year. I've never seen ants build such a large mound after 1 big heavy rain event, especially after it has occurred? Why do mounds pop up after a rain? The ants are actively working the mounds – cleaning out tunnels and perhaps even preparing for a nuptial flight of reproductive ants (see question6).
Ntxw wrote:Nothing new of late to add. Back to July heat, then we begin August with a cold front and unusual cool air. Trough will be centered over the Lakes but according the ENS the anomaly departures will be greatest similar to the recent blast.
Tireman4 wrote:Man, this is really looking weirdly like 2004. What I mean is ( I swear I alluded to this before..LOL) that we had an August cold front come all the way through to Houston. It broke records too. I remember my beautiful bride and I standing in front of Lake Houston and nary a sweat to be had in those pictures. Now, Larry Cosgrove says he doubts this next cold front will come through Houston, but who knows.
See August 13-16 of 2004. See how low the temperatures were.
August 13 64 - 2004
August 14 65 - 2004
August 15 61 - 2004
August 16 63 - 2004
http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/?n=climate_iah_normals_aug
Portastorm wrote:Meanwhile, back at the ranch, it looks like Heat Miser has full control of the Texas weather this week. Heat indices will be above 100 in too many places early this week and high temps will be sizzling. That's ok ... it's summer and it's Texas ... we have to have at least a little classic summer weather, right?! Besides if wxman57 doesn't get his way now ... he might be tough to deal with later in the year when most of us want to see much colder and wetter conditions.
Should have known it would not last. Heat Miser's influence was bound to overtake our joy at some point in July. 
Now we bask in the sauna of the saturated soils being baked, with no trigger to stir up the buoyancy. 
Portastorm wrote:Meanwhile, back at the ranch, it looks like Heat Miser has full control of the Texas weather this week. Heat indices will be above 100 in too many places early this week and high temps will be sizzling. That's ok ... it's summer and it's Texas ... we have to have at least a little classic summer weather, right?! Besides if wxman57 doesn't get his way now ... he might be tough to deal with later in the year when most of us want to see much colder and wetter conditions.
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